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" Nov. 24, 1931. CITRAUT 1,833,140

SCREEN PROTECTING DEVICE Filed Sept. 18, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEY.

Nov. 24, 1931. c. TRAUT 1,833,140

SCREEN PROTECTING-DEVICE Filed Sept. 18, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet '2 Q INVENTORQ ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 24, 1931 UilET Ei) STATES PATENT QPFECE CLIFFORD TRAUT, OF NEWPORT, KENTUCKY, .ASSIGNOR TO THE IIIGGIN MANUFACTUR- ING COMPANY, OF NEWPORT, KENTUCKY, A CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA SCREEN PROTECTING DEVICE Application filed September 18, 1930. Serial No. 482,850.

My invention relates to protecting devices for preventing screens, particularly roll screens, from being blown out of the supporting channels in which the screens are mounted.

Particularly in rolling screen structures where the side edges of the screening move in channel guides, a strong windis likely to blow against the screen and cause the side edges of the screen to pull out from the channels. This is particularly true in the case of roll screens of large area.

It is an object of my invention to provide reinforcing cross bars which will move up and down with the screen, and which will provide braces to prevent the screen from being blown out of its side guide channels.

In the particular'modification of my invention which is illustrated herein I have shown a window frame with a roll screen supported in guides in that portion of the frame which will be on the room side of the windows, and in this type of construction it is my object to provide supporting bars for the screen which will be picked up when the shown in Fig. 3.

Figure is a sectional view taken along the lines 55 in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is aperspective view of the side guide slider.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the lower stop block.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the upper stop block.

The window frame illustrated has the lintle 1, sill 2, and a1ns3. The roll casing 4 at the top of the frame houses the roller mechanism on which the web 5 of screening is supported. Metal channels 6 extend along the jams, and the side edges 7 of the roll screen slide up and down from a position looped around the screen roller to the bottom screen plate 8, which is provided with latches 9 which, when the screen is in lower position,

look under catches 10. The latches 9 are actuated by finger clips 11 which are drawn together when it is desired to elevate the screen.

I have shown two sets of screen supporting bar assemblies, it being understood that the number of such support assemblies which are employed is dependent upon the size and area of the screen. I have shown upper stop blocks 12 for the upper screen support bars, and lower stop blocks 13 for the lower screen support bars.

The support bars are composed of U- shapecl metal pieces 14, with the open sides thereof crimped in slightly as indicated at 15. Metal clips having attaching portions 16 which are slotted as indicated at 17, have angle spacing portions 18 and slider portions 19 which engage within the journals of the screen guides as indicated in Figure 2. Screws 20 which extend through an opening in the front face of the bar 14 extend through the slotted portion 17 of the spring clips, and nuts 21 are threaded so as to receive the inner end of the screw. Thus I provide guiding portions for the bars which will make them readily adjustable for various widths of screen. l/Vhen the blocks 12 and 13 have been properly positioned it will be noted that the upper blocks 12 must only be of such dimensions as will allow the lower bar to pass. Angle pieces 22 are mounted on the bottom screen plate 8, and in. order to provide quiet operation, resilient bumper blocks 23 may be mounted on the angles 22. Further, bumper blocks 24 will preferably be mounted on the upper edge of the lower screen supporting bar assembly so that when the handles 11 are drawn together, and the screen is elevated, the bumpers 28 will quietly pick up the lower supporting bars, and the bumpers 24 will quietly pick up the upper'supporting'bar. p

When the screen is elevated it occupies the position indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1 at the top of the window frame, and as the screen is lowered the supporting bars move down to their respective positions engaging the blocks 12 and 13.

It will, of course, be possible to mount the stops 12 and 13 on the screen channels, and although preferable it is not essential that the screen supporting bars can be inserted within the guide channels by tipping one end of the bars up until its slider 19 disengages the channel 6.

While, in the construction shown, the roll screen is on the inner side of the window, and the sash is outside the screen, this is not essential in a construction of supporting members such as have been described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with a window screen frame, means mounted independently of the screen and movable to predetermined position with the movement of the screen and abutting laterally across the frame against the screen for the purposes described.

2. In combination with a rolling screen frame, means mounted independently of the screen and movable to predetermined position with the lowering of the screen and providing a lateral brace to prevent distortion of the screen within its mounting.

3. In combination with a rolling screen frame, means mounted independently of the screen and movable to predetermined position with the lowering of the screen and providing a lateral brace to prevent distortion of the screen within its mounting, said screen having guiding channels, and said means provided with sliders engaging said channels.

4. In combination with a rolling screen frame. means movable to predetermined position with the lowering of the screen and pro viding a lateral brace to prevent distortion of the screen within its mounting, said screen frame having guiding channels, and said means provided with sliders engaging said channels, said sliders being adjustable laterally of said frame.

5. In combination with a rolling screen frame, means movable to predetermined position with the lowering of the screen and providing a lateral brace to prevent distortion of the screen within its mounting, said screen frame having guiding channels, and said means provided with sliders engaging said cha nels. said means comprising at least two bars extending across the frame in spaced position.

6. In combination with a rolling screen frame. means movable to predetermined position with the lowering of the screen and providing a lateral brace to prevent distortion of the screen within its mounting, said screen frame having guiding channels, and said means provided with sliders engaging said channels, said means comprising at least two bars extending across the frame in spaced position, said bars being provided with bumpers to make the operation of the screen noiseless.

7. In combination with a rolling screen frame, having side guides and a rolling screen, means independent of said screen eX- tending laterally across the frame and adapted to bear against the screen and prevent distortion thereof.

8. In combination with a rolling screen frame, having side guides and a rolling screen, means independent of said screen extending laterally across the frame and adapted to bear against the screen and prevent distortion thereof, said means comprising a sliding bar having sliders engaging the screen guides.

9. In combination with a rolling screen frame and a screen slidable therein, guides for said screen and spaced bars independent of said screen extending laterally across said frame to prevent distortion of said screen within said guides.

10. In combination with a rolling screen frame and a screen slidable therein, guides for said screen and spaced bars extending laterally across said frame to prevent distortion of said screen within said guides, and spaced stops on said frame for supporting said bars.

11. In combination with a rolling screen frame and a screen slidable therein, guides for said screen and spaced bars extending laterally across said frame to prevent distortion of said screen within said guides, spaced stops on said frame for supportin said bars, and the upper of said stops being spaced farther apart than said lower stops to allow clearance for the passage of the lowermost of said bars.

12. In combination with a rolling screen fran e and a screen slidable therein, guides for said screen and spaced bars independent of said screen extending laterally across said frame to prevent distortion of said screen within said guides, said bars engaging said gi iides and being movable with the elevation OI said screen within the guides.

CLIFFORD TRAUT. 

